What is the function of deer antler cream?

Deer antler cream is a very famous traditional Chinese medicine, but because sika deer are now protected animals by the state, many people have never seen deer antler cream, and some people have never even heard of it. In fact, deer antler cream has many functions. It can not only nourish the kidney and assist yang, but also treat some injuries. Let me give you a detailed introduction to the functions of deer antler cream!

Deer antler cream knowledge introduction:

Deer antler cream is the bone residue left after antler glue is boiled from the antlers of Cervidae animals such as sika deer or red deer. Sika deer live in mixed forests, mountain grasslands and the edge of forests. Distributed in Northeast China, North China, East China and South China. Sika deer are a national first-class protected animal. Currently, they are relatively small in the wild and hunting is prohibited. They are raised in Jilin, Liaoning, Hebei, Sichuan and other places; red deer live in mixed forests, alpine forests and grasslands, and are distributed in the Northeast, Northwest, Inner Mongolia and other places. In the ancient times, in the process of making deer antler cream, some people did not extract the deer antler gum, while others added other auxiliary materials.

Deer antler frost is in the shape of an oblong cylinder or irregular blocks of varying sizes. The surface is grayish white and powdery, often with longitudinal ridges, and occasionally gray or gray-brown spots. It is light in weight and crisp in texture. The outer layer of the cross section is denser, white or off-white, while the inner layer has honeycomb-like pores, is gray-brown or gray-yellow, and is hygroscopic. It has a slight odor, light taste, and feels sticky when chewed. The best ones are those that are neat, grayish white in color and not rotten.

Deer antler cream additional information:

Processing: Take the original medicinal materials, remove impurities, crush them, and store them in a dry container after processing, seal it, and place it in a ventilated and dry place.

Deer antler cream is suitable for people:

It is forbidden for those with yin deficiency and excessive fire.

Deer antler cream therapeutic effects:

Deer antler frost tastes salty and astringent, and is warm in nature. It enters the kidney, liver, and spleen meridians; it is light and astringent; it has the effects of tonifying the kidney and supporting yang, astringing and stopping bleeding; it is mainly used to treat kidney yang deficiency, cold pain in the waist and knees, impotence and spermatorrhea, frequent urination and enuresis; spleen and stomach deficiency and coldness, poor appetite and loose stools, metrorrhagia and leukorrhea, traumatic bleeding, and unhealed sores.

Deer antler cream method instructions:

1. For patients with kidney yang deficiency, loss of essence and blood, weakness, dark complexion, impotence and infertility, it can be used in combination with Cistanche deserticola, Aconitum carmichaelii, Morinda officinalis and Sichuan pepper.

2. For patients with kidney deficiency, weak sperm gate, nocturnal emission, or leakage of sperm during sleep, it can be used with dragon bone and oyster to enhance the astringent effect.

Usage tips: For internal use: decoct in water, 6-10 grams; or make into pills or powder. For external use: appropriate amount, grind into powder and sprinkle.

Although deer antler cream has many functions, it is not suitable for everyone, especially those with yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire. Even if people want to use deer antler cream, they must use it under the guidance of a Chinese medicine practitioner. Do not use the medicine indiscriminately. If the dosage is not controlled well, it may cause certain adverse effects on the body.